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bolt

/ˈboʊlt/

US UK

noun

plural bolts

[count] :a bright line of light that appears in the sky during a storm :a flash of lightning

a bolt of lightning = a lightning bolt - often used figuratively in the phrases a bolt from the blue and a bolt out of the blue

The news of his firing came as/like a bolt from the blue. [=like a bolt of lightning from the sky; it was surprising and unexpected]

[count] a sliding bar that is used to lock a door or window

the part of a lock that is moved by a key - see also dead bolt

[count] :a long, round piece of metal that has a wider part at one end and is like a screw at the other end

A bolt and a nut are used together to hold something in place.

[singular] Brit :the act of running or moving quickly and suddenly in a particular direction or to a particular place

When he saw the police, he made a bolt for [=made a dash for] the door.

The thief made a bolt for it. [=ran away]

[count] :a large roll of cloth

[count] :a tube-shaped metal part inside a gun

[count] :a short, heavy arrow that is shot from a type of weapon (called a crossbow) used mainly in the past

If you have shot your bolt, you have done or used everything possible to try to do something, and there is nothing more that you can do.

The team had shot its bolt in the first quarter and didn't score again.

verb

bolts; bolted; bolting

[no obj]

a always followed by an adverb, adjective, or preposition :to move or go very suddenly and quickly from or to a particular place, position, or condition

He bolted up from the chair.

She bolted awake when the alarm sounded.

She bolted to her feet.

Reporters bolted [=rushed] for the door from which the mayor appeared.

The firefighters bolted [=sprang] into action.

to run away suddenly and quickly

The horse bolted when it heard the gunfire.

He took the money and bolted.

US :to suddenly leave a political party, team, etc. [no obj]

The coach bolted to a new team. [+ obj]

Some unhappy members have threatened to bolt the party and support the opposition.

to fasten (something) tightly :to lock (something) with a bolt [+ obj]

She closed and bolted the door.

Is the door bolted? [no obj]

The door bolts on the inside.

[+ obj] :to attach (something) firmly :to attach (something) with a bolt

He bolted the panels together.

The bench was bolted to the floor.

[+ obj] :to eat (food) quickly

Mom told my brother not to bolt his food. - often + down

He bolted down his dinner and rushed out the door.

adverb

with the back in a very straight position

She sat bolt upright, staring straight ahead.

* Các từ tương tự:
bolt-hole